PatientsLikeMe : Viagra Treatment Report

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Taking Viagra
15 Patients currently take Viagra
2 Patients stopped taking Viagra
webguy1958 Sensation: Severe Overall: Severe Cognition: moderate Vision: severe Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile webguy1958 since Mar 26, 2002
captain1965 Mental Symptoms: mild Physical Symptoms: moderate Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none 288 VL 50 See profile captain1965 100mg daily since May 15, 2006
awb59 Sensation: None Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: none Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile awb59 100mg as needed since Feb 01, 2006

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Reasons Taken

17 patients in the community are taking or have taken Viagra.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Sexual dysfunction	11	64%
General health	3	17%
Other	2	11%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Viagra.

0 mg none	3.5715 mg week	100 mg day
13	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Viagra or how long patients were taking Viagra before stopping.

Currently taking Viagra

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	1	1	1	1	8

Stopped taking Viagra

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	1	1	0	0

Why Patients Stopped Taking Viagra (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Expense	1	50%
Other	1	50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	50%	1
Moderate	50%	1

Sexual dysfunction

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	2

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

webguy1958

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Severe

Cognition: moderate

Vision: severe

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

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by webguy1958
Sep 26, 2008